Public art installation by Richard Serra commissioned by Qatar Museums Authority. East West-West East. Qatari men and boy in the hospitality area. Guests walk between the plates at the unveiling ceremony.
East-West / West-East is an art installation created by sculptor Richard Serra in the Qatar desert. It was commissioned by Qatar Museums Authority and unveiled by Sheikha al-Mayassa Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, a sister of the Emir of Qatar, in 2014. The installation consists of four large steel plates rolled in Germany, standing in formation spanning a kilometer across the Zekreet peninsula in the Brouq nature reserve.
Size: 4342px × 3406px
Location: Brouq Nature Reserve, Zekreet Peninsula, Qatar
Photo credit: © Sally Crane / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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